^{1 Ref} The hand of Jehovah was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of Jehovah, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones.

^{2 Ref} And he caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.

^{3 Ref} And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord Jehovah, thou knowest.

^{4 Ref} Again he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah.

^{5 Ref} Thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.

^{6 Ref} And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

^{7 Ref} So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and, behold, an earthquake; and the bones came together, bone to its bone.

⁸ And I beheld, and, lo, there were sinews upon them, and flesh came up, and skin covered them above; but there was no breath in them.

^{9 Ref} Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.

^{10 Ref} So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

^{11 Ref} Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are clean cut off.